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§  61.  Probable  life  of certain works or purposes of state debt. In  compliance  with  section  twelve  of  article  seven   of   the   state  constitution,  it is hereby determined that the probable life of each of  the following described types of  buildings,  structures,  improvements,  acquisitions  or  purposes,  as  a work or purpose, or part of a work or  purpose, for which a state debt shall be  contracted  pursuant  to  such  article of the constitution, is determined to be as follows:                         BUILDINGS AND APPURTENANCES    1.  Thirty years. Class A buildings. Buildings, the walls of which are  constructed of brick, stone,  concrete,  metal  or  other  incombustible  material,  and in which there are no wood beams or lintels, and in which  the  floors,  roofs,  stair  halls,  and   other   means   of   vertical  communication  between floors and their enclosures are built entirely of  brick, stone, metal or other incombustible materials, and  in  which  no  woodwork  or  other  inflammable  material  is  used in any of the rough  partition, floor or ceiling structures.    2. Twenty years. Class B buildings.  Buildings,  the  outer  walls  of  which  are constructed of brick, stone, concrete, metal, stucco or other  fire-resisting material,  including  a  building  which  is  rebuilt  or  altered  so  that  it,  together  with  additions  or  vertical or other  extensions or replacements, are fire-resisting.    3. Fifteen years. Class C buildings. Buildings that are neither  class  A nor class B as defined in subdivisions one and two, including any such  building which is rebuilt or altered so that any addition or vertical or  other extension is not fire-proof or fire-resisting, as thus defined.    4.  Fifteen  years.  Plumbing, heating, lighting, power, water supply,  refrigeration, sewerage or drainage plants or systems, or two or more of  them whether within or in connection with a building above described, or  otherwise, except that where the proceeds of a  bond  issue  are  to  be  expended for any such system or plant and also for the construction of a  building  in  or  in  connection with which the system or plant shall be  constructed, the probable life of both, as an entirety, is the  same  as  the probable life of the building as above determined.             STATE HIGHWAYS, PARKWAYS, ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS, STATE                  AND FEDERALLY-AIDED HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY-                 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, ROADS AND STREETS    5. (a) Twenty years. Construction or reconstruction of state highways,  state  parkways,  state  arterial  highways  in  cities, other state and  federally-aided highway and highway-transportation projects and  related  facilities and structures.    (b)   Ten   years.   Improvement,   including   but   not  limited  to  reconditioning and preservation, including critical structural  repairs,  of  state  highways and parkways, state arterial highways in cities, and  bridges thereon; local  streets  and  highways  off  the  state  highway  system,   and   bridges   thereon;   other   state,  state-aided  and/or  federally-aided highway and highway-transportation projects and  related  facilities  and  structures; construction, reconstruction or improvement  of a road, street or trail,  whether  without  or  within  state  parks,  whether  or  not  including  contemporaneous  construction of sidewalks,  curbs, gutters or drains, and whether or not including grading,  if  the  surface  is  laid  on  a  solid  foundation, or is of concrete; commuter  parking facilities; highway and bridge projects undertaken by localities  pursuant to subdivision four of section ten-c of  the  highway  law  and  pursuant  to section one of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of the laws  of nineteen hundred eighty-three known as the Rebuild New  York  Through  Transportation  Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act of 1983; and alterations  necessary to improve railroad track clearances.6.  Five  Years.  A  road  or  street,  whether   or   not   including  contemporaneous construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters or drains, and  whether  or  not  including  grading,  if  the surface is of water-bound  macadam or penetration process or is of sand and gravel.                            BRIDGES AND CULVERTS    7.  Twenty  years.  A bridge or culvert (including retaining walls and  approaches), unless constructed of wood.    8. Five years. A bridge or  culvert  (including  retaining  walls  and  approaches), constructed of wood.                          DAMS, DOCKS AND SEA WALLS    9. Fifteen years. Dams, docks and sea walls.                      PARK IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT    10.  Ten  years.  Park improvement and development, including forestry  work, fire protection, planting, grading and park equipment.                                  SIDEWALKS    11. Five years. A sidewalk, curb or gutter not included in  any  other  subdivision of this section.                             OTHER IMPROVEMENTS    12.  Forty years. Elimination of railroad grade crossing or crossings,  whether or  not  including  the  acquisition  of  land,  and  incidental  improvements connected therewith.    13. Thirty. The acquisition of land.    14. Ten years. Sewer, water, gas or other service connections from the  service main in the road, street or highway to the property line.    15.  Five  years. Any work of construction, improvement or purpose not  covered by other provisions of this section.                         SLUM CLEARANCE AND HOUSING    16. Fifty years. The effectuating of any of the purposes of the public  housing law and article two of the private housing finance law.    16-a. Twenty-five years. Effectuating an urban renewal program or part  thereof pursuant to article fifteen of the general municipal law.                          HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTS    17. Thirty years. Any work or purpose for which a state  debt  may  be  incurred   pursuant   to  section  nineteen  of  article  seven  of  the  constitution.                      CLEAN WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS    18. Thirty years. The construction, reconstruction and improvement  of  facilities  for  the  purpose  of  treating, neutralizing or stabilizing  sewage,  including  treatment  of   disposal   plants,   the   necessary  intercepting,  outfall  and  outlet sewers, pumping stations integral to  such plants or sewers,  equipment  and  furnishings  thereof  and  their  appurtenances,   pursuant   to   contracts   of   the   commissioner  of  environmental  conservation   pursuant   to   section   twelve   hundred  sixty-three-b  of  the  public health law and/or pursuant to chapter six  hundred fifty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two  and,  in  addition  to  the  above,  safe  drinking water projects and clean water  projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred   ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, and the tax  law,  in  relation  to the implementation of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of  1996 and making appropriations therefor".                   OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS    19. Twenty years. The development or acquisition of lands for  outdoor  recreation,  including parks, forest recreation areas, marine facilities  and historic sites, and including the state share of  such  development,  restoration,  improvement  or  acquisition undertaken by a municipality,not-for-profit  corporation  or  the  federal  government,  pursuant  to  article seventeen of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and/or  pursuant  to  chapter  six  hundred  fifty-nine  of  the laws of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-two  and/or  pursuant to chapter five hundred  twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-six and,  in  addition  to  the  above,  park,  historic  preservation  and  heritage  area projects  undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation  law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water conservation  districts law, the state finance law, and the tax law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of  the  Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and  making appropriations therefor".                      TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FACILITIES    20. Thirty years. For the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or  improvement of any railroad  capital  facility,  rapid  transit  rolling  stock,  mass  transportation  capital  facility  or  airport or aviation  capital facility, and any capital equipment used in connection therewith  pursuant to chapter seven  hundred  fifteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven known as the transportation capital facilities bond  act, or pursuant to section two of chapter one hundred eighteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four known as the rail preservation  bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-four, or pursuant to section one of  chapter three  hundred  sixty-nine  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine   known   as   the  energy  conservation  through  improved  transportation bond act of nineteen hundred  seventy-nine,  pursuant  to  section  one of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen  hundred  eighty-three  known   as   the   Rebuild   New   York   Through  Transportation  Infrastructure  Renewal Bond Act of 1983, or pursuant to  section four of a chapter of the laws of two thousand five known as  the  rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five,  except  (a)  twenty  years  in the case of railroad locomotives or other  railroad rolling stock and (b) ten years in the case of any  omnibus  or  similar surface transit motor vehicle or any aircraft.                      AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS    21.  Fifteen  years. The upgrading of an existing incinerator, furnace  or boiler and appurtenances thereto now owned and operated by the  state  or  a  municipality,  pursuant  to  contracts  of  the  commissioner  of  environmental conservation pursuant to chapter six hundred fifty-nine of  the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the  above,  twenty years for air quality improvement projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, the agriculture and markets  law, the executive law, the public authorities law,  the  public  health  law,  the  soil  and water conservation districts law, the state finance  law, and the tax law, in relation to the  implementation  of  the  Clean  Water/Clean  Air  Bond  Act of 1996 and making appropriations therefor",  except ten years in the case of vehicles.      WETLANDS AND AQUATIC HABITAT PRESERVATION OR RESTORATION PROJECT    22. Thirty years. A state or municipal project to preserve or  restore  biologically  productive and vulnerable wetlands because of their unique  and irreplaceable value, pursuant to chapter six hundred  fifty-nine  of  the  laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the above,  aquatic habitat restoration projects undertaken pursuant to a chapter of  the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  the  agriculture and markets law, the  executive law, the public authorities law, the public  health  law,  the  soil  and  water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, andthe tax law, in relation to the implementation of the Clean  Water/Clean  Air Bond Act of 1996 and making appropriations therefor".                SOLID WASTE RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS    23.  Thirty  years.  Installations and equipment designed, constructed  and required to separate, process, modify, convert,  treat,  or  prepare  collected  solid waste as required by a municipal solid waste management  system pursuant to  chapter  six  hundred  fifty-nine  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the above, solid waste  projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred   ninety-six   entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, and the tax  law,  in  relation  to the implementation of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of  1996 and making appropriations therefor", except ten years in  the  case  of vehicles or other moveable equipment.        PORT, MARINE TERMINAL, CANAL AND WATERWAYS CAPITAL FACILITIES    25.  Fifteen years. For the construction, reconstruction, improvement,  reconditioning and preservation of  port,  marine  terminal,  canal  and  waterways  capital facilities and appurtenances, pursuant to section one  of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  eighty-three,  known  as  the  Rebuild  New  York Through Transportation  Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act of 1983 and pursuant to section four  of  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of two thousand five known as the rebuild and  renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five.                  HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE REMEDIATION PROJECTS    26. Twenty years. For the remediation of sites at which there has been  disposal of hazardous wastes pursuant  to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen hundred eighty-six entitled, "An act to amend the environmental  conservation  law,  the  navigation  law  and  the state finance law, in  relation to the implementation of the environmental quality bond act  of  nineteen hundred eighty-six".                         MUNICIPAL LANDFILL PROJECTS    27.  Twenty years. For municipal projects approved by the commissioner  of environmental conservation to close a landfill  pursuant  to  chapter  five  hundred  twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-six and, in  addition to the above, landfill and landfill closure projects undertaken  pursuant to a chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the  agriculture and markets law, the executive law, the  public  authorities  law,  the  public  health law, the soil and water conservation districts  law, the state finance  law,  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".                     ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS    29. Twenty years. For environmental restoration  improvement  projects  undertaken  pursuant  to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of nineteen hundred  ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  the  agriculture  and  markets  law, the executive law, the public  authorities law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation  districts law, the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".                    OPEN SPACE LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS    30. Thirty years. For open space land conservation projects undertaken  pursuant to a chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the  agriculture and markets law, the executive law, the  public  authoritieslaw,  the  public  health law, the soil and water conservation districts  law, the state finance  law,  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".

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Statutes > New-york > Stf > Article-5 > 61

§  61.  Probable  life  of certain works or purposes of state debt. In  compliance  with  section  twelve  of  article  seven   of   the   state  constitution,  it is hereby determined that the probable life of each of  the following described types of  buildings,  structures,  improvements,  acquisitions  or  purposes,  as  a work or purpose, or part of a work or  purpose, for which a state debt shall be  contracted  pursuant  to  such  article of the constitution, is determined to be as follows:                         BUILDINGS AND APPURTENANCES    1.  Thirty years. Class A buildings. Buildings, the walls of which are  constructed of brick, stone,  concrete,  metal  or  other  incombustible  material,  and in which there are no wood beams or lintels, and in which  the  floors,  roofs,  stair  halls,  and   other   means   of   vertical  communication  between floors and their enclosures are built entirely of  brick, stone, metal or other incombustible materials, and  in  which  no  woodwork  or  other  inflammable  material  is  used in any of the rough  partition, floor or ceiling structures.    2. Twenty years. Class B buildings.  Buildings,  the  outer  walls  of  which  are constructed of brick, stone, concrete, metal, stucco or other  fire-resisting material,  including  a  building  which  is  rebuilt  or  altered  so  that  it,  together  with  additions  or  vertical or other  extensions or replacements, are fire-resisting.    3. Fifteen years. Class C buildings. Buildings that are neither  class  A nor class B as defined in subdivisions one and two, including any such  building which is rebuilt or altered so that any addition or vertical or  other extension is not fire-proof or fire-resisting, as thus defined.    4.  Fifteen  years.  Plumbing, heating, lighting, power, water supply,  refrigeration, sewerage or drainage plants or systems, or two or more of  them whether within or in connection with a building above described, or  otherwise, except that where the proceeds of a  bond  issue  are  to  be  expended for any such system or plant and also for the construction of a  building  in  or  in  connection with which the system or plant shall be  constructed, the probable life of both, as an entirety, is the  same  as  the probable life of the building as above determined.             STATE HIGHWAYS, PARKWAYS, ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS, STATE                  AND FEDERALLY-AIDED HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY-                 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, ROADS AND STREETS    5. (a) Twenty years. Construction or reconstruction of state highways,  state  parkways,  state  arterial  highways  in  cities, other state and  federally-aided highway and highway-transportation projects and  related  facilities and structures.    (b)   Ten   years.   Improvement,   including   but   not  limited  to  reconditioning and preservation, including critical structural  repairs,  of  state  highways and parkways, state arterial highways in cities, and  bridges thereon; local  streets  and  highways  off  the  state  highway  system,   and   bridges   thereon;   other   state,  state-aided  and/or  federally-aided highway and highway-transportation projects and  related  facilities  and  structures; construction, reconstruction or improvement  of a road, street or trail,  whether  without  or  within  state  parks,  whether  or  not  including  contemporaneous  construction of sidewalks,  curbs, gutters or drains, and whether or not including grading,  if  the  surface  is  laid  on  a  solid  foundation, or is of concrete; commuter  parking facilities; highway and bridge projects undertaken by localities  pursuant to subdivision four of section ten-c of  the  highway  law  and  pursuant  to section one of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of the laws  of nineteen hundred eighty-three known as the Rebuild New  York  Through  Transportation  Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act of 1983; and alterations  necessary to improve railroad track clearances.6.  Five  Years.  A  road  or  street,  whether   or   not   including  contemporaneous construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters or drains, and  whether  or  not  including  grading,  if  the surface is of water-bound  macadam or penetration process or is of sand and gravel.                            BRIDGES AND CULVERTS    7.  Twenty  years.  A bridge or culvert (including retaining walls and  approaches), unless constructed of wood.    8. Five years. A bridge or  culvert  (including  retaining  walls  and  approaches), constructed of wood.                          DAMS, DOCKS AND SEA WALLS    9. Fifteen years. Dams, docks and sea walls.                      PARK IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT    10.  Ten  years.  Park improvement and development, including forestry  work, fire protection, planting, grading and park equipment.                                  SIDEWALKS    11. Five years. A sidewalk, curb or gutter not included in  any  other  subdivision of this section.                             OTHER IMPROVEMENTS    12.  Forty years. Elimination of railroad grade crossing or crossings,  whether or  not  including  the  acquisition  of  land,  and  incidental  improvements connected therewith.    13. Thirty. The acquisition of land.    14. Ten years. Sewer, water, gas or other service connections from the  service main in the road, street or highway to the property line.    15.  Five  years. Any work of construction, improvement or purpose not  covered by other provisions of this section.                         SLUM CLEARANCE AND HOUSING    16. Fifty years. The effectuating of any of the purposes of the public  housing law and article two of the private housing finance law.    16-a. Twenty-five years. Effectuating an urban renewal program or part  thereof pursuant to article fifteen of the general municipal law.                          HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTS    17. Thirty years. Any work or purpose for which a state  debt  may  be  incurred   pursuant   to  section  nineteen  of  article  seven  of  the  constitution.                      CLEAN WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS    18. Thirty years. The construction, reconstruction and improvement  of  facilities  for  the  purpose  of  treating, neutralizing or stabilizing  sewage,  including  treatment  of   disposal   plants,   the   necessary  intercepting,  outfall  and  outlet sewers, pumping stations integral to  such plants or sewers,  equipment  and  furnishings  thereof  and  their  appurtenances,   pursuant   to   contracts   of   the   commissioner  of  environmental  conservation   pursuant   to   section   twelve   hundred  sixty-three-b  of  the  public health law and/or pursuant to chapter six  hundred fifty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two  and,  in  addition  to  the  above,  safe  drinking water projects and clean water  projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred   ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, and the tax  law,  in  relation  to the implementation of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of  1996 and making appropriations therefor".                   OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS    19. Twenty years. The development or acquisition of lands for  outdoor  recreation,  including parks, forest recreation areas, marine facilities  and historic sites, and including the state share of  such  development,  restoration,  improvement  or  acquisition undertaken by a municipality,not-for-profit  corporation  or  the  federal  government,  pursuant  to  article seventeen of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and/or  pursuant  to  chapter  six  hundred  fifty-nine  of  the laws of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-two  and/or  pursuant to chapter five hundred  twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-six and,  in  addition  to  the  above,  park,  historic  preservation  and  heritage  area projects  undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation  law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water conservation  districts law, the state finance law, and the tax law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of  the  Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and  making appropriations therefor".                      TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FACILITIES    20. Thirty years. For the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or  improvement of any railroad  capital  facility,  rapid  transit  rolling  stock,  mass  transportation  capital  facility  or  airport or aviation  capital facility, and any capital equipment used in connection therewith  pursuant to chapter seven  hundred  fifteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven known as the transportation capital facilities bond  act, or pursuant to section two of chapter one hundred eighteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four known as the rail preservation  bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-four, or pursuant to section one of  chapter three  hundred  sixty-nine  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine   known   as   the  energy  conservation  through  improved  transportation bond act of nineteen hundred  seventy-nine,  pursuant  to  section  one of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen  hundred  eighty-three  known   as   the   Rebuild   New   York   Through  Transportation  Infrastructure  Renewal Bond Act of 1983, or pursuant to  section four of a chapter of the laws of two thousand five known as  the  rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five,  except  (a)  twenty  years  in the case of railroad locomotives or other  railroad rolling stock and (b) ten years in the case of any  omnibus  or  similar surface transit motor vehicle or any aircraft.                      AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS    21.  Fifteen  years. The upgrading of an existing incinerator, furnace  or boiler and appurtenances thereto now owned and operated by the  state  or  a  municipality,  pursuant  to  contracts  of  the  commissioner  of  environmental conservation pursuant to chapter six hundred fifty-nine of  the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the  above,  twenty years for air quality improvement projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, the agriculture and markets  law, the executive law, the public authorities law,  the  public  health  law,  the  soil  and water conservation districts law, the state finance  law, and the tax law, in relation to the  implementation  of  the  Clean  Water/Clean  Air  Bond  Act of 1996 and making appropriations therefor",  except ten years in the case of vehicles.      WETLANDS AND AQUATIC HABITAT PRESERVATION OR RESTORATION PROJECT    22. Thirty years. A state or municipal project to preserve or  restore  biologically  productive and vulnerable wetlands because of their unique  and irreplaceable value, pursuant to chapter six hundred  fifty-nine  of  the  laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the above,  aquatic habitat restoration projects undertaken pursuant to a chapter of  the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  the  agriculture and markets law, the  executive law, the public authorities law, the public  health  law,  the  soil  and  water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, andthe tax law, in relation to the implementation of the Clean  Water/Clean  Air Bond Act of 1996 and making appropriations therefor".                SOLID WASTE RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS    23.  Thirty  years.  Installations and equipment designed, constructed  and required to separate, process, modify, convert,  treat,  or  prepare  collected  solid waste as required by a municipal solid waste management  system pursuant to  chapter  six  hundred  fifty-nine  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the above, solid waste  projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred   ninety-six   entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, and the tax  law,  in  relation  to the implementation of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of  1996 and making appropriations therefor", except ten years in  the  case  of vehicles or other moveable equipment.        PORT, MARINE TERMINAL, CANAL AND WATERWAYS CAPITAL FACILITIES    25.  Fifteen years. For the construction, reconstruction, improvement,  reconditioning and preservation of  port,  marine  terminal,  canal  and  waterways  capital facilities and appurtenances, pursuant to section one  of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  eighty-three,  known  as  the  Rebuild  New  York Through Transportation  Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act of 1983 and pursuant to section four  of  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of two thousand five known as the rebuild and  renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five.                  HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE REMEDIATION PROJECTS    26. Twenty years. For the remediation of sites at which there has been  disposal of hazardous wastes pursuant  to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen hundred eighty-six entitled, "An act to amend the environmental  conservation  law,  the  navigation  law  and  the state finance law, in  relation to the implementation of the environmental quality bond act  of  nineteen hundred eighty-six".                         MUNICIPAL LANDFILL PROJECTS    27.  Twenty years. For municipal projects approved by the commissioner  of environmental conservation to close a landfill  pursuant  to  chapter  five  hundred  twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-six and, in  addition to the above, landfill and landfill closure projects undertaken  pursuant to a chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the  agriculture and markets law, the executive law, the  public  authorities  law,  the  public  health law, the soil and water conservation districts  law, the state finance  law,  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".                     ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS    29. Twenty years. For environmental restoration  improvement  projects  undertaken  pursuant  to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of nineteen hundred  ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  the  agriculture  and  markets  law, the executive law, the public  authorities law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation  districts law, the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".                    OPEN SPACE LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS    30. Thirty years. For open space land conservation projects undertaken  pursuant to a chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the  agriculture and markets law, the executive law, the  public  authoritieslaw,  the  public  health law, the soil and water conservation districts  law, the state finance  law,  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".

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§  61.  Probable  life  of certain works or purposes of state debt. In  compliance  with  section  twelve  of  article  seven   of   the   state  constitution,  it is hereby determined that the probable life of each of  the following described types of  buildings,  structures,  improvements,  acquisitions  or  purposes,  as  a work or purpose, or part of a work or  purpose, for which a state debt shall be  contracted  pursuant  to  such  article of the constitution, is determined to be as follows:                         BUILDINGS AND APPURTENANCES    1.  Thirty years. Class A buildings. Buildings, the walls of which are  constructed of brick, stone,  concrete,  metal  or  other  incombustible  material,  and in which there are no wood beams or lintels, and in which  the  floors,  roofs,  stair  halls,  and   other   means   of   vertical  communication  between floors and their enclosures are built entirely of  brick, stone, metal or other incombustible materials, and  in  which  no  woodwork  or  other  inflammable  material  is  used in any of the rough  partition, floor or ceiling structures.    2. Twenty years. Class B buildings.  Buildings,  the  outer  walls  of  which  are constructed of brick, stone, concrete, metal, stucco or other  fire-resisting material,  including  a  building  which  is  rebuilt  or  altered  so  that  it,  together  with  additions  or  vertical or other  extensions or replacements, are fire-resisting.    3. Fifteen years. Class C buildings. Buildings that are neither  class  A nor class B as defined in subdivisions one and two, including any such  building which is rebuilt or altered so that any addition or vertical or  other extension is not fire-proof or fire-resisting, as thus defined.    4.  Fifteen  years.  Plumbing, heating, lighting, power, water supply,  refrigeration, sewerage or drainage plants or systems, or two or more of  them whether within or in connection with a building above described, or  otherwise, except that where the proceeds of a  bond  issue  are  to  be  expended for any such system or plant and also for the construction of a  building  in  or  in  connection with which the system or plant shall be  constructed, the probable life of both, as an entirety, is the  same  as  the probable life of the building as above determined.             STATE HIGHWAYS, PARKWAYS, ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS, STATE                  AND FEDERALLY-AIDED HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY-                 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, ROADS AND STREETS    5. (a) Twenty years. Construction or reconstruction of state highways,  state  parkways,  state  arterial  highways  in  cities, other state and  federally-aided highway and highway-transportation projects and  related  facilities and structures.    (b)   Ten   years.   Improvement,   including   but   not  limited  to  reconditioning and preservation, including critical structural  repairs,  of  state  highways and parkways, state arterial highways in cities, and  bridges thereon; local  streets  and  highways  off  the  state  highway  system,   and   bridges   thereon;   other   state,  state-aided  and/or  federally-aided highway and highway-transportation projects and  related  facilities  and  structures; construction, reconstruction or improvement  of a road, street or trail,  whether  without  or  within  state  parks,  whether  or  not  including  contemporaneous  construction of sidewalks,  curbs, gutters or drains, and whether or not including grading,  if  the  surface  is  laid  on  a  solid  foundation, or is of concrete; commuter  parking facilities; highway and bridge projects undertaken by localities  pursuant to subdivision four of section ten-c of  the  highway  law  and  pursuant  to section one of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of the laws  of nineteen hundred eighty-three known as the Rebuild New  York  Through  Transportation  Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act of 1983; and alterations  necessary to improve railroad track clearances.6.  Five  Years.  A  road  or  street,  whether   or   not   including  contemporaneous construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters or drains, and  whether  or  not  including  grading,  if  the surface is of water-bound  macadam or penetration process or is of sand and gravel.                            BRIDGES AND CULVERTS    7.  Twenty  years.  A bridge or culvert (including retaining walls and  approaches), unless constructed of wood.    8. Five years. A bridge or  culvert  (including  retaining  walls  and  approaches), constructed of wood.                          DAMS, DOCKS AND SEA WALLS    9. Fifteen years. Dams, docks and sea walls.                      PARK IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT    10.  Ten  years.  Park improvement and development, including forestry  work, fire protection, planting, grading and park equipment.                                  SIDEWALKS    11. Five years. A sidewalk, curb or gutter not included in  any  other  subdivision of this section.                             OTHER IMPROVEMENTS    12.  Forty years. Elimination of railroad grade crossing or crossings,  whether or  not  including  the  acquisition  of  land,  and  incidental  improvements connected therewith.    13. Thirty. The acquisition of land.    14. Ten years. Sewer, water, gas or other service connections from the  service main in the road, street or highway to the property line.    15.  Five  years. Any work of construction, improvement or purpose not  covered by other provisions of this section.                         SLUM CLEARANCE AND HOUSING    16. Fifty years. The effectuating of any of the purposes of the public  housing law and article two of the private housing finance law.    16-a. Twenty-five years. Effectuating an urban renewal program or part  thereof pursuant to article fifteen of the general municipal law.                          HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTS    17. Thirty years. Any work or purpose for which a state  debt  may  be  incurred   pursuant   to  section  nineteen  of  article  seven  of  the  constitution.                      CLEAN WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS    18. Thirty years. The construction, reconstruction and improvement  of  facilities  for  the  purpose  of  treating, neutralizing or stabilizing  sewage,  including  treatment  of   disposal   plants,   the   necessary  intercepting,  outfall  and  outlet sewers, pumping stations integral to  such plants or sewers,  equipment  and  furnishings  thereof  and  their  appurtenances,   pursuant   to   contracts   of   the   commissioner  of  environmental  conservation   pursuant   to   section   twelve   hundred  sixty-three-b  of  the  public health law and/or pursuant to chapter six  hundred fifty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two  and,  in  addition  to  the  above,  safe  drinking water projects and clean water  projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred   ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, and the tax  law,  in  relation  to the implementation of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of  1996 and making appropriations therefor".                   OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS    19. Twenty years. The development or acquisition of lands for  outdoor  recreation,  including parks, forest recreation areas, marine facilities  and historic sites, and including the state share of  such  development,  restoration,  improvement  or  acquisition undertaken by a municipality,not-for-profit  corporation  or  the  federal  government,  pursuant  to  article seventeen of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and/or  pursuant  to  chapter  six  hundred  fifty-nine  of  the laws of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-two  and/or  pursuant to chapter five hundred  twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-six and,  in  addition  to  the  above,  park,  historic  preservation  and  heritage  area projects  undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation  law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water conservation  districts law, the state finance law, and the tax law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of  the  Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and  making appropriations therefor".                      TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FACILITIES    20. Thirty years. For the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or  improvement of any railroad  capital  facility,  rapid  transit  rolling  stock,  mass  transportation  capital  facility  or  airport or aviation  capital facility, and any capital equipment used in connection therewith  pursuant to chapter seven  hundred  fifteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven known as the transportation capital facilities bond  act, or pursuant to section two of chapter one hundred eighteen  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-four known as the rail preservation  bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-four, or pursuant to section one of  chapter three  hundred  sixty-nine  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine   known   as   the  energy  conservation  through  improved  transportation bond act of nineteen hundred  seventy-nine,  pursuant  to  section  one of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen  hundred  eighty-three  known   as   the   Rebuild   New   York   Through  Transportation  Infrastructure  Renewal Bond Act of 1983, or pursuant to  section four of a chapter of the laws of two thousand five known as  the  rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five,  except  (a)  twenty  years  in the case of railroad locomotives or other  railroad rolling stock and (b) ten years in the case of any  omnibus  or  similar surface transit motor vehicle or any aircraft.                      AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS    21.  Fifteen  years. The upgrading of an existing incinerator, furnace  or boiler and appurtenances thereto now owned and operated by the  state  or  a  municipality,  pursuant  to  contracts  of  the  commissioner  of  environmental conservation pursuant to chapter six hundred fifty-nine of  the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the  above,  twenty years for air quality improvement projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, the agriculture and markets  law, the executive law, the public authorities law,  the  public  health  law,  the  soil  and water conservation districts law, the state finance  law, and the tax law, in relation to the  implementation  of  the  Clean  Water/Clean  Air  Bond  Act of 1996 and making appropriations therefor",  except ten years in the case of vehicles.      WETLANDS AND AQUATIC HABITAT PRESERVATION OR RESTORATION PROJECT    22. Thirty years. A state or municipal project to preserve or  restore  biologically  productive and vulnerable wetlands because of their unique  and irreplaceable value, pursuant to chapter six hundred  fifty-nine  of  the  laws of nineteen hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the above,  aquatic habitat restoration projects undertaken pursuant to a chapter of  the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  the  agriculture and markets law, the  executive law, the public authorities law, the public  health  law,  the  soil  and  water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, andthe tax law, in relation to the implementation of the Clean  Water/Clean  Air Bond Act of 1996 and making appropriations therefor".                SOLID WASTE RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS    23.  Thirty  years.  Installations and equipment designed, constructed  and required to separate, process, modify, convert,  treat,  or  prepare  collected  solid waste as required by a municipal solid waste management  system pursuant to  chapter  six  hundred  fifty-nine  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred seventy-two and, in addition to the above, solid waste  projects undertaken pursuant to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred   ninety-six   entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the agriculture and markets law,  the  executive  law,  the  public  authorities  law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation districts law, the state finance law, and the tax  law,  in  relation  to the implementation of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of  1996 and making appropriations therefor", except ten years in  the  case  of vehicles or other moveable equipment.        PORT, MARINE TERMINAL, CANAL AND WATERWAYS CAPITAL FACILITIES    25.  Fifteen years. For the construction, reconstruction, improvement,  reconditioning and preservation of  port,  marine  terminal,  canal  and  waterways  capital facilities and appurtenances, pursuant to section one  of chapter eight hundred thirty-six of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  eighty-three,  known  as  the  Rebuild  New  York Through Transportation  Infrastructure Renewal Bond Act of 1983 and pursuant to section four  of  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of two thousand five known as the rebuild and  renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five.                  HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE REMEDIATION PROJECTS    26. Twenty years. For the remediation of sites at which there has been  disposal of hazardous wastes pursuant  to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen hundred eighty-six entitled, "An act to amend the environmental  conservation  law,  the  navigation  law  and  the state finance law, in  relation to the implementation of the environmental quality bond act  of  nineteen hundred eighty-six".                         MUNICIPAL LANDFILL PROJECTS    27.  Twenty years. For municipal projects approved by the commissioner  of environmental conservation to close a landfill  pursuant  to  chapter  five  hundred  twelve of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-six and, in  addition to the above, landfill and landfill closure projects undertaken  pursuant to a chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the  agriculture and markets law, the executive law, the  public  authorities  law,  the  public  health law, the soil and water conservation districts  law, the state finance  law,  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".                     ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS    29. Twenty years. For environmental restoration  improvement  projects  undertaken  pursuant  to  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of nineteen hundred  ninety-six, entitled "AN ACT to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  the  agriculture  and  markets  law, the executive law, the public  authorities law, the public health law, the soil and water  conservation  districts law, the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".                    OPEN SPACE LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS    30. Thirty years. For open space land conservation projects undertaken  pursuant to a chapter  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  ninety-six,  entitled  "AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, the  agriculture and markets law, the executive law, the  public  authoritieslaw,  the  public  health law, the soil and water conservation districts  law, the state finance  law,  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to  the  implementation  of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 and making  appropriations therefor".